1899 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Blanche Hillyard defeated Ruth Durlacher 7–5, 6–8, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Charlotte Cooper 6–2, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1899 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Women's singles
1899 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Blanche Hillyard
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Charlotte Cooper
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw17
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1898 · Wimbledon Championships · 1900 →

Draw

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Challenge round

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Challenge round
     
  Blanche Hillyard 6 6
  Charlotte Cooper 2 3

All comers' finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Ruth Durlacher 6 6
  B Steedman 4 2
  Ruth Durlacher 5 8 1
  Blanche Hillyard 7 6 6
  Blanche Hillyard 6 3 6
  Beryl Tulloch 3 6 2

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Muriel Robb 6 2 6
  Maude Garfit 3 6 4
  M Robb 1 7 3
  R Durlacher 6 5 6
  Ruth Durlacher 6 6
  Mrs Tanner 0 0
  R Durlacher 6 6
  B Steedman 4 2
  Mrs HA Kirby 6 3 6
  Alice Pickering 4 6 3
  Mrs HA Kirby 6 2 2
  B Steedman 4 6 6
  Bertha Steedman 6 7 8
  Ruth Winch 6 6   R Winch 2 9 6
  C Parsons-Smith 0 0

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Blanche Hillyard 6 6
  H Smythe 3 0
  B Hillyard 8 6
  E Austin 6 4
  Edith Austin 6 6
  U Templeman 4 0
  B Hillyard 6 3 6
  B Tulloch 3 6 2
  Beryl Tulloch 7 6
  Miss Ireland 5 2
  B Tulloch 3 6 6
  EJ Bromfield 6 2 1
  E.J. Bromfield 7 5 6
  Ellen Thynne 5 7 2

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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